#2463 - The Thirty Ancient Emperors, Buried in Time
The Flame Divine Bird hesitated for a long time.
It possessed intelligence, but not very high, although it could understand Jun Wuxie's meaning through divine sense fluctuations.
Finally, it cautiously flew to the shore, shrinking its body and landing in front of Jun Wuxie, extending its head towards him.
Jun Wuxie understood its intention, placing a finger on its crown, forging a soul contract.
Mo Qingli watched from the side, dumbfounded.
He subdued the Flame Divine Bird so easily?
At this moment, the Flame Divine Bird circled around Jun Wuxie, emitting joyful cries.
“Jun Shen, how shall we ascend the island?”
Mo Qingli was a little afraid to approach the Flame Divine Bird, greatly fearing its divine flames.
Although she had Jun Shen's blood smeared on her body, subconsciously, she was still somewhat wary of the flame creatures derived from the Great Void Fire.
“You and the Flame Divine Bird wait here; that island is not as simple as it appears on the surface.
I will go up first and, after confirming that danger can be eliminated, you can come.”
“Did Jun Shen see something?”
“The island has a world of its own.”
Jun Wuxie did not say more, leaping up and soaring through the sky like a falcon, landing on the edge of the island.
The moment his feet touched the island, Mo Qingli on the shore saw his figure suddenly disappear.
He clearly landed on that small island, with such a small area that one could see the entire scene at a glance, but Jun Shen just disappeared.
Just as Jun Shen said, that small island had a world of its own, not as simple as it appeared on the surface.
The shrunken Flame Divine Bird circled around Mo Qingli, occasionally emitting cries.
It seemed somewhat worried, very wary of the interior of that island.
“What are you worried about? Jun Shen's abilities far exceed your imagination.
Even if that island is fraught with danger, he can still retreat unscathed.
Be quiet; we will just wait quietly.”
Mo Qingli now had a kind of inexplicable trust in Jun Wuxie.
No matter what she encountered, deep down, she believed that Jun Shen could handle it and solve the problem.
The Flame Divine Bird seemed to understand her words, gradually quieting down.
Its current size was only that of a palm, its entire body ablaze, like a flame sprite, landing on Mo Qingli's shoulder.
Mo Qingli trembled slightly, discovering that she did not feel the slightest heat, and could not help but feel relieved, even reaching out to stroke it a few times.
At this moment, looking at the small island from the shore, the scene had changed from before.
The withered bones were gone, and the damaged box and deep-space-colored flames could no longer be seen.
The entire small island was empty and vast, with nothing at all, but the void above the island was still in a state of severe distortion and folding.
The moment Jun Wuxie landed on the island, the scene within his sight underwent earth-shattering changes.
The lava sea was gone, the island was gone, replaced by a gray, desolate wilderness.
The sky was not high, with gray clouds covering everything, as if they were about to press down on the ground, the environment extremely oppressive.
Within this space, there was an indescribable sense of coldness.
Underfoot was a boundless Gobi Desert, and looking up, one could see a very distant area, with the end of the line of sight blurred and gray.
“This place is not simple; it seems that this Taiqing Secret Realm space is of a much higher level than imagined.
The ancient artifact that derived the secret realm space should have had some of its power hidden, so that the people of the Nine Heavens Taiqing Sect did not know its true face.
Otherwise, such a special space would not exist within the Taiqing Secret Realm.”
Jun Wuxie surveyed this special world, stepping towards the depths of the Gobi Desert.
This place does not restrict laws.
The methods used by the people of the Nine Heavens Taiqing Sect affected the order and rules of the secret realm's environment.
However, such order and rules did not affect this special world.
Before long, he arrived at the end of the line of sight he had seen earlier.
Ahead, several mountain ranges were situated on the Gobi Desert, cutting off the path forward.
Within the mountain ranges, a palpitating aura permeated, as if great ominous beings were lurking.
“With such a special world existing within the ancient artifact, how could the owner of the ancient artifact not know?”
Jun Wuxie walked into the mountain range, pondering inwardly.
The ancient artifact was extraordinary, its grade much higher than what the people of the Nine Heavens Taiqing Sect believed.
Who was the original owner of the ancient artifact, and what was their status and position within the Nine Heavens Taiqing Sect?
Why did he not tell the people of the sect about the true situation inside the ancient artifact?
“Little friend, halt.”
Just as Jun Wuxie was about to reach the central area of the mountain range, an old and deep voice came from within, echoing endlessly in the sky above the mountain range.
“The front is dangerous; continuing forward is an abyss, and you will be doomed for eternity.
Retreat now, and you can preserve your life.”
“Are you a wisp of divine sense left behind by the original owner of the ancient artifact?”
Jun Wuxie looked towards the depths of the mountain range, but his footsteps did not stop, still walking towards the depths of the mountain range.
“Little friend is indeed quick-witted, actually guessing the identity of this old man.
Little friend, you should still heed this old man's advice and leave quickly.
This old man sees that little friend has a close relationship with the outstanding successor of my Nine Heavens Taiqing Sect, and assumes that you are a friend, not an enemy, unwilling to see you bury yourself here.”
The voice from the depths of the mountain range fell silent upon hearing this.
After a long time, a heavy and helpless sigh was issued.
“Alas, it is not that this old man does not want to help them, but that the opportunity only comes once.
Since the ancient era, this old man has not waited for a suitable candidate.
Today, I have finally waited for a sect successor with amazing talent to come here, but this old man is already powerless… … ”
“Those withered bones are you?”
“That's right; that is indeed this old man's remains.”
“It seems that your experiences back then were not good; otherwise, you would not have chosen to use the Great Void Fire to burn your body.”
“Little friend, this old man is becoming more and more curious about you.
From the time you approached here to the time you entered this special world, you have been too calm.
This old man has not seen the slightest surprise in your eyes; everything is so calm.
However, judging from your realm, you should not be behaving like this.
Perhaps only one reason can explain it: little friend is a reincarnated being, the reincarnation of a strong person.
Little friend ignores this old man's reminders, insisting on going deeper; could it be that the Dao fruit of your previous life is well preserved, and you can already control the power of the Dao fruit of your previous life?”
“That's right; that's exactly the case.
Therefore, if you have any difficulties, you can tell me directly.
Perhaps I can help you solve them.”
As Jun Wuxie spoke, he had already arrived at the depths of the mountain range.
He crossed a mountain ridge and saw a basin within the mountain range.
Below the mountain ridge, the terrain was flat, and baleful aura swirled, the aura extremely terrifying.
Especially in the most central area, where the baleful aura soared into the sky, affecting people's state of mind and emotions from a great distance, causing people's hearts to uncontrollably breed violence.
In that central area, there was a huge altar, the ground covered with Dao patterns, evolving into a profound magic formation.
Within the magic formation, forty-nine stone pillars stood, also covered with Dao patterns.
Each stone pillar was entwined with a black iron chain covered with Dao patterns.
In the middle of the formation, a disheveled body was locked, bound and imprisoned by forty-nine iron chains.
That soaring baleful aura emanated from that imprisoned body.
That body no longer had any life force; it was just a corpse.
Even so, it was still terrifying.
Around the corpse, there were barriers evolved from the Dao patterns of the magic formation, and around the corpse, there was also a circle of deep-space-colored flames, suppressing it.
Dao pattern formation plus Dao chain imprisonment, and the Great Void Fire surrounding it.
One could imagine how fearful the people who arranged these were of that corpse.
The corpse was disheveled, its hair very long, falling down to its abdomen, completely covering its entire face.
“I never thought that a Dark Emperor's corpse would be suppressed here!”
Jun Wuxie was somewhat surprised, and at the same time, he could not help but sigh inwardly.
It was necessary to set up such means to suppress the Emperor's corpse.
This shows that the gap between the original owner of the ancient artifact and this Dark Emperor was not small.
Killing this Dark Emperor, I don't know how heavy the price was paid.
“You are indeed the reincarnation of a strong person; otherwise, it would be impossible to see at a glance that this is an Emperor's corpse!”
That old and deep voice sounded again.
Almost at the same time, many Taiqing light rain appeared in the sky.
These light rain quickly gathered together, condensing into a translucent figure, descending from the sky and landing in front of Jun Wuxie.
This was a middle-aged man with white hair, but his face did not look old, and his heroic appearance did not match his old voice.
“The trouble you encountered should be that Dark Emperor's corpse.”
The white-haired middle-aged man heard this, looked at the Emperor's corpse imprisoned within the Dao pattern formation, and let out a sigh that was difficult to describe in words.
There was a hint of sadness on his face.
“Yes, what a long time, since the Ancient God Era, I have never completely solved it.
I originally thought that by using this method, I could slowly cut off the possibility of his mutation and resurrection.
But I never thought that the dark power in his body has not only not been exhausted, but has become stronger and stronger.”
Speaking of this, there was a hint of tears in the white-haired middle-aged man's tiger eyes, “I am sorry for them, and I am sorry for the sect.
"Together to fight the darkness, blood staining the Abyss of Heaven, thirty ancient emperors, buried in the long river of time..."
The middle-aged man with white hair was already in tears.
His tearful eyes were full of memories, as if reflecting the bits and pieces of that era.
Jun Wu Xie's mood suddenly became heavy.
From the words of the ancient artifact's owner, he had obtained a lot of information.
Indeed, as he had guessed, they had paid a heavy price to fight against this Dark Emperor!
A full thirty emperors, all killed in battle!
The owner of the ancient artifact was one of them.
This artifact was an Emperor Artifact, only he had concealed it, not sealed it.
He did so mostly to ensure that the suppression of the Dark Emperor's corpse was foolproof.
Otherwise, if the Nine Heavens Tai Qing Sect knew this was an Emperor Artifact, it was hard to guarantee they wouldn't use it at some point.
If it were used to fight against other Emperor Artifacts, it would inevitably affect the suppression of the Dark Emperor's corpse, leading to serious consequences.
"The past era was indeed very difficult, and the heroes and strong men of each era sacrificed themselves to fight against the darkness.
You are the heroes of that era, and also the heroes of later generations."
The white-haired middle-aged man looked at the Emperor's corpse in the magic array, his voice low: "If it weren't for being born in a background where darkness shrouded the heavens, who would be willing to be a hero..."
"The price of being a hero is too great.
Back then, we thirty emperors went to the Abyss of Heaven together, using all possible means to kill the enemy. How many people sacrificed their Emperor bodies and self-destructed their Dao fruits to kill this Dark Emperor!
Over these long years, the tragic scenes of that year often appear in my mind.
They are all gone, only I have dragged my broken body to survive for some time, but I can't solve the dark curse that has been infected in my body, so I have to burn myself with the Fire of Great Emptiness..."
"If I wasn't worried that the power of darkness would revive the Emperor's corpse, why would I leave this wisp of remnant soul to linger until now.
The old friends and close friends of the past, the Dao friends of life and death, are all gone. All I can feel is loneliness and loneliness..."
He was very tormented, and he didn't want to live in the world as a remnant soul.
That battle had a great impact on his Dao heart, leaving indelible spiritual trauma.
Their thirty experts who had just entered the Emperor Realm or were in the second or third transformation of the Great Emperor, fought against a Dark Emperor at the ninth transformation peak of the Great Emperor Realm. When they went, they were determined to die, and no one thought they could come back alive.
When the real battle came, it was even more difficult and tragic than imagined.
After killing the Dark Emperor, he couldn't even collect their bodies!
Not to mention the corpses, even a piece of broken bone, a little bit of blood mud could not be found!
"It's not that I don't want to take care of the affairs of the sect, but I have more important things to do.
The Dark Emperor's corpse here cannot have any accidents, otherwise it will bring unimaginable disasters!"
"I understand your concerns, but now, this problem can be solved.
Do you want to go out and see the world today?"
"Old friends have passed away, and the world has changed. What's the point of seeing it or not?"
The white-haired middle-aged man shook his head gently.
"Go and see the world you once guarded at all costs, and see the place where you once fought."
"The Abyss of Heaven..."
"You're right, I should go to the Abyss of Heaven to see, to pay tribute to the old friends of that year, maybe that's the only place where I can still feel their existence..."
The white-haired middle-aged man said here, suddenly came to the spirit, "Little friend, can you really solve the hidden danger of the Dark Emperor's corpse?"
